Skills Development: Vocational Education
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Specific to Bangladesh and similar contexts
 Although STEP project has organized a series of training programs in national and
international level, it needs to be continued. The training session should be designed
focusing on specific subjects (trade/skills) and to be linked with industrial practices;
(P10)
 The teachers fromTVET sectors should be sent to other developed countries for gaining
knowledge and expertise on modern techniques. The training sessions and their
strategies offering in developed countries should be context dependent i.e. if the teachers
are trained in Singapore, China, Australia, and other developed countries, the training
programs should have a connection with development of Bangladesh. (P6)
Specific to Gaza strip (Palestine) & Uganda, and similar contexts
Special training programs should be organised among TVET teachers and trainers focusing on
building their strength towards entrepreneurship education. These teachers later will promote
strategies, techniques and values of entrepreneurships among young peop le in the targeted
countries. The main purpose is to create more entrepreneurs in Gaza Strip (Palestine), Uganda
and other similar contexts which will work for opening their own business. This could be one
strategy among many others to reduce unemployment rate from Gaza Strip (Palestine) and
Uganda.
3. Awareness and Social Recognition
Awareness about technical and vocational education (TVE) and skill training is improving
among people day by day (P2). In order to enhance attractiveness and popularity of TVET
sectors and skill training among young people, the following stepswill be considered among OIC
member states:
 Seminar, conference, and public awareness talk will be arranged nationally. (P4)
 Meetings should be organized among teachers, students and parents at school level so
that they will be encouraged to enter into TVET sectors. (P9)
 The promotional activities of TVET sectors will be extended via all type of media. The
advertisement through radio, television and Internet will play an important rol e in this
regard. (P2)
 The industry should not recruit any technician and/or any skilled worker without
having relevance (certificates from TVET institutions). (P5)
 Awareness towards entering training on skills need to be arisen among youth who did
not complete their schools. (PP4)
Specific to Uganda and similar contexts
Awareness about TVET and skill training should be extended to religious places. The religious
leaders of different beliefs will sensitize their people on the benefits of skill training. This will
increase on the awareness of the importance of TVET sector and thus would reduce poverty
level.
4. Language Barriers
In order to overcome language barrier, the following recommendations are worth to be
considered: